Today, the 19th Day/9th Lunar Month, 23rd Oct 2013, the Chinese Mahayana world celebrates the Renunciation of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva. He is the 2nd of the Three Sages of the Sukhavati, who stands next to Amitabha Buddha.

Today, the 19th Day/2nd Lunar Month, 19th March 2014, the Chinese Mahayana world commemorates the first of the tri-annual celebrations, the Nativity of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva.

Featured in the video above are places of natural scenery & monasteries on Pǔtúo Shān or Mt Pǔtúo / Pota (Potalaka), southeast of Shànghǎi, an island in Zhōushān prefecture of Zhèjiāng province, China. Located on the East China Sea, it is about 12.5 square km and 297m above sea level. Regarded as the bodhimanda of Avalokitesvara, it is one of the 'Four Great Bright Mountains' or pilgrimage sites of Chinese Buddhism.

Top 10 Attractions in PutuoshanLuò Jiā Shān Island 珞珈山Luojiashan Island is about 5,3km to the southeast of Putuoshan (Putuo Mountain). There are two sailings daily from the Ferry Terminal to Luojiashan. The ferry journey takes about 30 minutes and the boat will wait for you for two hours. So you need to be prepared for the trip to the island.

Viewed from a distance, Luojia Shan looks like a huge Buddha lying on the sea. There is a saying that it is not complete to pay the pilgrimage to Putuo Shan without going to Luojia Shan.

Today, the 19th Day/6th Lunar Month, 15th July 2014, the Chinese Mahayana world celebrates the Enlightenment of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva. He is the 2nd of the Three Sages of the Sukhavati, who stands next to Amitabha Buddha.

Today, the 19th Day/9th Lunar Month, 12th October 2014, the Chinese Mahayana world celebrates the Renunciation of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva. He is the 2nd of the Three Sages of the Sukhavati, who stands next to Amitabha Buddha.

Namu Kanzeon Bosatsu!Perceiver of the World's Sounds who, through the power of the Eternal Buddha and the True Law, responds to the prayers of the world. Chapter 25 of the Lotus Sutra is essential reading for everyone with an affinity with this Bodhisattva.